Plant Form

Plant Form

Chapter 30

Multiple Select

Where could a plant anatomist find apical meristems on a typical angiosperm?

• Stem tips

• At the base of the stem

• Root tips

• leaves

Multiple Choice

The meristems responsible for lateral growth are called

• Trunk meristems

• Primary meristems

• Secondary meristems

• Tertiary meristems

Multiple Choice

A typical thin-walled living plant cell found in a stem or root is called a

• Collenchyma cell

• Schlerenchyma cell

• Parenchyma cell

• Phloenchyma cell

Multiple Choice

What is the function of xylem tissue?

• To transport carbohydrates

• To transport chloroplasts

• To transport water and dissolved minerals

• To transport children to school

Multiple Choice

Mature sclerenchyma cells are

• Thin walled mitotically active cells

• Thick walled and dead with lignin in the cell walls

• Living cells capable of carrying out photosynthesis

• Found in the root cap

Multiple Choice

The Casparian strip consists of suberin and is

located on the

• Root hairs

• Endodermis

• Tracheids

• Vessel elements

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a function of the root cap?

• Producing new root cells

• Protecting the root meristem

• Secreting a lubricant to aid growth into the soil

• Detecting gravity

Multiple Choice

The roots of a mangrove tree that extend upward are an example of

• Pneumatophores

• Prop roots

• Parasitic roots

• Adventitious roots

Multiple Choice

The part of the potato plant that is baked, mashed, and then consumed by humans is a modified

• Root

• Stem

• Leaf

• Trichome

Multiple Choice

Vines often have modified leaves that wind around objects and help hold the vines upright. These structures are called

• Bracts

• Spines

• Tendrils

• Cladophylls

Multiple Choice

What is the name for the small hair-like outgrowths on the stem and leaves of the plant? One of their functions is to reduce water loss by forming a boundary layer around the leaves

• Stomata

• Suberins

• Mesophylls

• Trichomes